diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/controllers/tableController.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/controllers/tableController.ts
index fdf6528111..4494f6be24 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/controllers/tableController.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/controllers/tableController.ts
@@ -66,105 +66,11 @@ export async function tableReorder(req: Request, res: Response) {
 
 // todo: move to table service
 export async function tableUpdate(req: Request<any, any>, res) {
-  const model = await Model.get(req.params.tableId);
-
-  const project = await Project.getWithInfo(
-    req.body.project_id || (req as any).ncProjectId
-  );
-  const base = project.bases.find((b) => b.id === model.base_id);
-
-  if (model.project_id !== project.id) {
-    NcError.badRequest('Model does not belong to project');
-  }
-
-  // if meta present update meta and return
-  // todo: allow user to update meta  and other prop in single api call
-  if ('meta' in req.body) {
-    await Model.updateMeta(req.params.tableId, req.body.meta);
-
-    return res.json({ msg: 'success' });
-  }
-
-  if (!req.body.table_name) {
-    NcError.badRequest(
-      'Missing table name `table_name` property in request body'
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (base.is_meta && project.prefix) {
-    if (!req.body.table_name.startsWith(project.prefix)) {
-      req.body.table_name = `${project.prefix}${req.body.table_name}`;
-    }
-  }
-
-  req.body.table_name = DOMPurify.sanitize(req.body.table_name);
-
-  // validate table name
-  if (/^\s+|\s+$/.test(req.body.table_name)) {
-    NcError.badRequest(
-      'Leading or trailing whitespace not allowed in table names'
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (
-    !(await Model.checkTitleAvailable({
-      table_name: req.body.table_name,
-      project_id: project.id,
-      base_id: base.id,
-    }))
-  ) {
-    NcError.badRequest('Duplicate table name');
-  }
-
-  if (!req.body.title) {
-    req.body.title = getTableNameAlias(
-      req.body.table_name,
-      project.prefix,
-      base
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (
-    !(await Model.checkAliasAvailable({
-      title: req.body.title,
-      project_id: project.id,
-      base_id: base.id,
-    }))
-  ) {
-    NcError.badRequest('Duplicate table alias');
-  }
-
-  const sqlMgr = await ProjectMgrv2.getSqlMgr(project);
-  const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
-
-  let tableNameLengthLimit = 255;
-  const sqlClientType = sqlClient.knex.clientType();
-  if (sqlClientType === 'mysql2' || sqlClientType === 'mysql') {
-    tableNameLengthLimit = 64;
-  } else if (sqlClientType === 'pg') {
-    tableNameLengthLimit = 63;
-  } else if (sqlClientType === 'mssql') {
-    tableNameLengthLimit = 128;
-  }
-
-  if (req.body.table_name.length > tableNameLengthLimit) {
-    NcError.badRequest(`Table name exceeds ${tableNameLengthLimit} characters`);
-  }
-
-  await Model.updateAliasAndTableName(
-    req.params.tableId,
-    req.body.title,
-    req.body.table_name
-  );
-
-  await sqlMgr.sqlOpPlus(base, 'tableRename', {
-    ...req.body,
-    tn: req.body.table_name,
-    tn_old: model.table_name,
+  await tableService.tableUpdate({
+    tableId: req.params.tableId,
+    table: req.body,
+    projectId: (req as any).ncProjectId,
   });
-
-  T.emit('evt', { evt_type: 'table:updated' });
-
   res.json({ msg: 'success' });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/services/tableService.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/services/tableService.ts
index fabf00b1c0..a4d63e61c9 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/services/tableService.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/services/tableService.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,109 @@ export async function tableDelete(param: { tableId: string; user: User }) {
   return table.delete();
 }
 
+export async function tableUpdate(param: { tableId: string; table: TableReqType; projectId?:string }) {
+  const model = await Model.get(param.tableId);
+
+  const project = await Project.getWithInfo(
+    param.projectId || model.project_id
+  );
+  const base = project.bases.find((b) => b.id === model.base_id);
+
+  if (model.project_id !== project.id) {
+    NcError.badRequest('Model does not belong to project');
+  }
+
+  // if meta present update meta and return
+  // todo: allow user to update meta  and other prop in single api call
+  if ('meta' in param.table) {
+    await Model.updateMeta(param.tableId, param.table.meta);
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (!param.table.table_name) {
+    NcError.badRequest(
+      'Missing table name `table_name` property in request body'
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (base.is_meta && project.prefix) {
+    if (!param.table.table_name.startsWith(project.prefix)) {
+      param.table.table_name = `${project.prefix}${param.table.table_name}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  param.table.table_name = DOMPurify.sanitize(param.table.table_name);
+
+  // validate table name
+  if (/^\s+|\s+$/.test(param.table.table_name)) {
+    NcError.badRequest(
+      'Leading or trailing whitespace not allowed in table names'
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (
+    !(await Model.checkTitleAvailable({
+      table_name: param.table.table_name,
+      project_id: project.id,
+      base_id: base.id,
+    }))
+  ) {
+    NcError.badRequest('Duplicate table name');
+  }
+
+  if (!param.table.title) {
+    param.table.title = getTableNameAlias(
+      param.table.table_name,
+      project.prefix,
+      base
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (
+    !(await Model.checkAliasAvailable({
+      title: param.table.title,
+      project_id: project.id,
+      base_id: base.id,
+    }))
+  ) {
+    NcError.badRequest('Duplicate table alias');
+  }
+
+  const sqlMgr = await ProjectMgrv2.getSqlMgr(project);
+  const sqlClient = await NcConnectionMgrv2.getSqlClient(base);
+
+  let tableNameLengthLimit = 255;
+  const sqlClientType = sqlClient.knex.clientType();
+  if (sqlClientType === 'mysql2' || sqlClientType === 'mysql') {
+    tableNameLengthLimit = 64;
+  } else if (sqlClientType === 'pg') {
+    tableNameLengthLimit = 63;
+  } else if (sqlClientType === 'mssql') {
+    tableNameLengthLimit = 128;
+  }
+
+  if (param.table.table_name.length > tableNameLengthLimit) {
+    NcError.badRequest(`Table name exceeds ${tableNameLengthLimit} characters`);
+  }
+
+  await Model.updateAliasAndTableName(
+    param.tableId,
+    param.table.title,
+    param.table.table_name
+  );
+
+  await sqlMgr.sqlOpPlus(base, 'tableRename', {
+    ...param.table,
+    tn: param.table.table_name,
+    tn_old: model.table_name,
+  });
+
+  T.emit('evt', { evt_type: 'table:updated' });
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 export async function getTableWithAccessibleViews(param: {
   tableId: string;
   user: User;